As spring brought warmer temperatures and rain, Minnesota’s alfalfa fields hosted many a winged creature, as well as University of Minnesota Extension educators conducting the work of the Alfalfa ...

Difficult weather conditions have thrown alfalfa harvesting off schedule this year. "This raises the question of best management for the alfalfa harvest as the end of the growing season approaches," ...

FARGO - This year's alfalfa hay harvest could be the earliest in years, according to J.W. Schroeder, North Dakota State University Extension Service dairy specialist. Seeding surveys indicate that, ...

Summer's heat can cause heat and moisture stress in alfalfa, making it challenging to harvest hay at the right time for best quality and yield. Growers can do little to control the effects of hot ...

HAMER, Idaho (KIFI) – Recent rain and cold temperatures have posed difficult conditions for local farmers trying to harvest their crops. We're told the potatoes and alfalfa are especially difficult to ...

The predictive equations for alfalfa quality (PEAQ) is a method to measure standing alfalfa’s forage quality before it’s harvested. Agronomists at UW-Madison developed this method to help predict ...